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Decision Making in Nursing Practice: A Concept Analysis.

Mary L Johansen¹, Janice L O'Brien²

¹New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.

|February 3, 2015

Summary

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Decision making is a complex, dynamic process in nursing practice. Understanding its attributes, context, and impact on patient outcomes is crucial for nurses to enhance their professional decision-making skills.

Keywords:

Clinical judgment decision making intuition knowledge and experience

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Management
Decision Science

Background:

Decision making is a core competency in the nursing profession.
The nurse practice environment presents unique challenges for decision making.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the concept of decision making within the nurse practice environment.
To define attributes, antecedents, and consequences of nursing decision making.

Main Methods:

Utilized Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis framework.
Conducted a comprehensive literature review from 1952 to 2014 across multiple databases (PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, etc.).

Main Results:

Decision making in nursing is a complex, integral, and dynamic process.
Identified key attributes, antecedents, consequences, and contextual factors influencing nursing decisions.
Presented an exemplar to illustrate the concept of decision making in practice.

Conclusions:

Effective nursing decision making impacts patient outcomes.
Nurses should employ diverse ways of knowing and self-reflection to refine decision-making processes.
Further research is recommended to advance the understanding and application of decision making in nursing.